Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 39535
Empty Property
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Question
Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op) — Birmingham Edgbaston
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment has she made of the adequacy of local authority powers to ensure that vacant rental properties are made available for new tenancies.
Answer
Matthew PennycookLocal authorities have strong powers and incentives to tackle empty homes. They have the discretionary powers to charge additional council tax on properties which have been left unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for one or more years. The maximum p...
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